Fireproof building-wall.



w. E. WILSON. Y

FIREPROOF BUILDING WALL.

APPLICATION FILED' MAY I2, 1914.v

Patented 1I`eIe.15,1916.l

BUQM A @rra/W2K? l WILLIAM vIE1.'VVILS O1\T, OF MASON CITY, IOWA.

FIREPROOF BUILDING-WALL.

VSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Een. 15, 1916.

Application filed May 12, 1914. Serial No. 838,061.

T 0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I,- WILLIAM E. lViLsoN, a citizen of the United States,resident of Blason City, county of Cerro Gordo, and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in FireproofABuilcling-lValls, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to a ire-proof building wall and the object oftlie'iiivention is to hermetically seal both the horizontal and verticaljoint-between the blocks comprising the wall, to the end that thepassage of heated or cold air through the joints in the wall will beprevented..

A further object is to provide a wall construction which will be simpleand economical and at the same time thoroughly insulate the buildingagainst'frost and heat.

A further object is to provide a wall construction adapted for use inbuilding silos.

The invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all

as hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figurel is a perspective view of a wall with my invention applied thereto,Fig. 2 is a perspective view, showing the longitudinal and verticalinsulating pads in their assembled position, Fig. 3 is a perspective vewof the form of particularly vertical pad shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4: is aYperspective view, showing a longitudinal pad adapted to lit within thecentral opening in the block and extending through the vertical padbetween` the blocks, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the form ofvertical pad used with the arrangement of Fig. 4, Fig. 'is a perspectiveview of the form of vertical pad used in Fig. l.y

In the drawing, 2 represents the blocks of which the wall is coiiposed.As shown, these blocks are provided with a series of -longitudinalopenings 3 on each side of the vertical middle portion of the block,form` ing, when the blocks are placed in courses in the wall, a seriesof passages running horizontally through the wall and having thefunction, as usual in blocks of this kind,

of preventing the passage of moisture from one surface of the wall tothe other. Ihave shown threeof these passages oiieach side of the block,but a greater number may be employed according to the preferred size andshape of the block. 4 is a central pasaEiesUE-in I sage running throughthe block from end to end, and above and below these passagesarelongitudinal recesses 5 separated from the Central passage by walls 6.These recesses are of suitable depth and preferably corresponding inwidth to the central opening 4,

and when the blocks are laid ink courses the recesses in the blocks ofthe same course will be in alinement with one another and fornicontinuous passages in the joints of the blocks, from one end of thewallr to the other. In these passages I place horizontal insulatingstrips or pads 7 of suitable width to lap the horizontal joints betweenblocks of adjacent courses so that the upper portion of a pad will he inthe recess in the bottomof one course,l while the lower portion of thesame pad will lie in the upper part of the blocks in the course nextbeneath,

thereby bridging the horizontal joint between the courses and positivelypreventing` the passage of heat and cold through thisl the centralopening from the top to the4 j bottom thereof, thereby sealing thispassage and forming a dead air chamber in each block. This padis alsomade of insulating 'i material and positively prevents the passage ofheat or cold through the joint. To combine this vertical padwith thehorizontal one I prefer to provide transverse slits 9 arranged atintervals in the upper and lower edges of the horizontal pad and instaggered relation to one another, and extending partially therethrough,arid of suliicient width to receive the ends of the vertical pad andcoperate therewith to positively close the horizontal and verticalAjoints and thoroughly insulate one side of.

the wall from the other. j Instead of cutting notches or slits in thelongitudinal pads I may provide notches cent longitudinal pads tointerlock therewith, the result being the same as slitting thelongitudinal pads and inserting the vertical pads in these slits.

I may also provide insulating pads 1l, shown in Fig. 4, adapted to fitwithin the central openings 4 in the blocks and extend .10 in the endsof the vertical pad 8 of suiii cient depth to receive the edges of theadjalv through these openings 'from end to end ot the blocks and abut ateach end againstithe vertical pads, or slots l2 may be provided in thesevertical pads and the pads lil be in the form of continuous ones runningthrough the blocks of each course and iitting within the slots in thevertical pads. With this arrangement of the horizontal pads above andbelow the blocks and extending through the central'openings therein, theinsulation will be substantially continuous from the top to the bottoniot the wall, there being only a comparativelgT shallow Wall or partitionseparating thc central opening from the horizontal pads immediatelyabove and below it. A

The wall is adapted not only .for dwelling house construction, but isalso used in silo construction, Where a complete insulation against thepassage of heat or cold through the Wall is desirable.

I claim as my invention:

l. A Wall composed otl a series ot blocks,

each having a central opening extending through the block from end toend thereof, and each having a longitudinal, independent openingextending from end to end oillv the block, on each side of said centralopening, each block having longitudinal, centrally arranged recesses ab(e and belen7 its central opening, vertical insulating pads insertedbetween the abutting ends of the blocks in the same course, horizontalpads fitting Within the recesses in said blocks and interlocking withthe ends of said vertical pads attheir point of intersection, saidvertical and horizontal pads closing the vertical andhorizontal jointsin said Wall.

2. A Wall composed of a series of blocks, each having a central. openingextending throughvthe blockfrom end to end thereof and each having alongitudinal, independent opening extending from end to end ot theaimais pads closing the vertical and horizontal i:

j ints in said Wall and insulating said Walls and joints against thepassage. of heat and col 3. A. wall composed oil a series of block, eachhaving a central opening extending through the bloei; from end to endthereof and each having a longitudinal, independent opening extendingfrom end to lend of the block on each side of said central opening, eachblock having longitudinal, centrally arranged recesses aboveand belowits centrai. opening, vertical insulating pads inserted between theabutting ends oit the blocks in the same course and having centrallj;7arranged slots to register with the ends of said central openings,horizontal pads fitting Within the recesses in said blocks andinterlocking 'with the ends of said yertical padsat their points etintersection and similar horizontal pads passing through said centralopenings and through the central slots in said vertical pads, saidlongitudinal and vertical pads insulating said Walls and joints againstthe passage of heat and cold.

In Witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand this 28th day oit April,19M.

NLLIAM E. VILSON.

lVitnesses EDWARD A. PAUL, GENEVIEVE E. SonnNsnN.

